Keith Edwards

Kennebec Journal

Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.

Latest

Published
November 25, 2018

Lawsuit seeks access for Augusta family’s hillside home

Boothby Street residents say their family has driven across city property for 70 years and want to keep the city from blocking their route.
Published
November 22, 2018

Downtown Augusta to host holiday festivities all weekend

The Augusta Downtown Alliance’s River of Trees kicks off three days of events in the city, including a tree-lighting ceremony on Saturday.
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November 22, 2018

Volunteers deliver, serve community Thanksgiving dinner in Gardiner

The Scottish Rite Masons’ holiday event, also held in Farmington, feeds up to 1,000 people annually.
Published
November 16, 2018

Augusta joins food sovereignty movement

Farmers, other food producers, will be able to sell directly to customers without state or federal regulation or inspection.
Published
November 15, 2018

Augusta school board rejects adding religious holidays to calendar

Despite community support for the proposed new policy, school board members said educators already work to accommodate students and the calendar is already full of events.
Published
November 13, 2018

Augusta homeless shelters break ground for expansion

Bread of Life Ministries veterans and family shelters will increase in size, doubling the total number of beds and creating more rooms.
Published
November 12, 2018

Augusta schools’ proposed policy would add religious holidays to school calendar

Teachers and administrators are asked to try to avoid scheduling special events on days when some students could be absent in observance of religious holidays.
Published
November 9, 2018

Augusta weighs pulling plug on CMP streetlight leases, buying into LED technology for savings

The city could save $168,000 to $300,000 per year by making the change.
Published
November 9, 2018

Early morning Richmond house fire contained by crews

The couple who live there and their pets escaped unhurt.
Published
November 7, 2018

Sen. Susan Collins: ‘I look at this as an opportunity’

Collins congratulated Janet Mills on her gubernatorial victory, and she said the national election outcome provides a chance for members of both parties to work together.